Butter-worker



J. A. ALLEN.

Butter Worker.,

Np. 31,364. Patented P61112, 1861.

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ALLEN, OF DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

BUTTER-WORKER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent No. 31,364, dated February 12, 1861.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosIAr-I A. ALLEN, of Deerfield, in the county of Franklin and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Butter-forkerg and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in whichy Figure l is a side sectional view of my invention, taken in the line Qc, Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a plan or top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents an inclined platform or bed, whichis supported at a suitable height by legs or any proper framing. This platform or bed has a trough B, at its lower end which may be of sheet metal. Zinc would be a proper material.

The platform or bed A, is provided at each side with a board or side piece C, each of which has a slot a, made longitudinally in it. D, is a frame which is formed of two parallel bars t, Z), connected at their outer ends by a cross piece c. The inner end of each bar b, has a roller cl, attached, said rollers being fitted on rods c, which project from the sides of the bars b, as shown in Fig. 9..L The rollers (Z, (Z, are fitted in the slots a, a, the latter serving as guides.

In the inner part of the frame D, there is placed a roller' E, this roller extends the whole width of the frame D, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The roller E, may be of wood, that would be the preferable material.

The side pieces C, C, extend out some distance beyond the lower end of the platform A, so as to admit of a proper' length of movement of` the frame D, and roller E. The legs or framing of the platform have inclined strips c, attached one to Veach side, y

and each strip has a roller f; at its lower end to facilitate the moving of the machine from place to place.

The operation is as follows: The butter is placed on the inclined platform A, and the roller E, placed on it. is moved back and forth, the operator grasping the cross piece c, and the roller E, spreads out the butter on the platform, the roller E, being pressed down with greater or less force by the operator. When the butter is rolled out on the platform A, it is gathered at either end by placing the roller beyond it and shoving or drawing the roller toward the center of the platform; the butter adheres to the roller but when raised or elevated a certain distance will unroll itself by its own weight. By this means the butter when rolled out on the platform may be gathered again at its center and again rolled out, the butter being acted upon until all the buttermilk is expressed from it.

The device is extremely simple and efficient-may be economically constructed and the desired work performed with facility.

The buttermilk as it is expressed from the butter passes down the platform A, into the trough B, and is discharged at one side of the machine.

If desired the legs upon which the tub is supported may be omitted and the tub may be fastened to any ordinary bench or table by screw clamps.

Having thus described my invention; what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The arrangement of the pressing roller E with a reciprocating frame D that has its extremities hung upon pins which run in longitudinal grooves in the tub, which pins serve as the axis of motion and also as guides for said frame, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the distance between the roller and the bottom of the tub may be varied at pleasure; and whereby the butter' The frame D,l

may be gathered to the center at will, by

the roller, all as set forth.

J. A. ALLEN.

lVitnesses HORATIO I-IAwxs, CHARLES Hawks, 2d. 

